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Frontispiece
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F Troop, 6th Field, in action at
Ruweisat Ridge—from a painting by C. Hansen |
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The 7th Anti-Tank on
Queen Street,
Auckland, 27 April 1940 |
L. Clark collection
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The New Zealand Anti-Tank Battery on the range at Lydd,
Kent, March 1940 |
Keystone View photograph,
London
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A 4th Field 18-pounder at
Maadi Camp, early 1940 |
British official
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W. F. McCarthy and his E1 crew fire a French 75 at Larkhill, August 1940 |
J. F. Spring
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A 60-pounder in
Libya, early 1941 |
British official
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A 4.5 medium gun in
Libya, 1941 |
British official
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A 4.5 howitzer of the 6th Field,
Helwan, January 1941 |
B. C. Mills
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B1 of the 6th Field driving through
Athens, March 1941 |
S. Wilson
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The 4th Field in the
Olympus Pass |
R. H. Dyson
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The highest 25-pounder in
Europe—
Olympus Pass |
J. C. White
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A spectacular 4th Field gun position at
Olympus |
D. A. Hawkins
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Driving past
Thermopylae |
D. H. Robertson collection
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The 6th Field at
Molos |
R. S. Wait
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4th Field shells bursting among Germans at
Kriekouki |
S. N. S. Crump
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Paratroops over
Maleme |
R. H. Dyson
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The Askifou Plain from the north |
NZ Army
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Bill Carson near
Galatas in
Crete |
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The embarkation beach at
Sfakia |
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The 4th Field moves back into the desert, September 1941 |
F. T. Allan
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4th Field RHQ at
Baggush |
R. H. Dyson
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A 14th Light Ack-Ack Bofors ready for action, 22 November 1941 |
J. B. Hardcastle
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A 6th Field conference in
Libya |
J. B. Hardcastle
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A 2-pounder portée in
Libya with Bren gun on ack-ack mounting |
NZ Army
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Portée action in
Libya, November 1941 |
G. Silk (AIF)
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An L Troop portée firing near Point 175, 1 December 1941 |
A. B. Gordon
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Maffey's Halo rises as A1 portée burns, 25 November 1941 |
F. T. Allan
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The few surviving 6th Field guns prepare to withdraw from
Belhamed |
J. C. White
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Jack Spring (GPO of D Troop, 6th Field) and his staff have just withdrawn from
Belhamed |
T. P. Foster collection
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The 4th Field looks towards
Belhamed |
C. S. J. Duff
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E Troop, 4th Field, with captured 105 in background |
F. T. Allan
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Monstrous 210s shell
Belhamed |
F. T. Allan
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4th Field RHQ near
Belhamed |
C. S. J. Duff
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4th Field Signals Office near
Belhamed |
N. W. Laugesen
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Manhandling Bofors into position on the way to
Gazala |
G. Silk (AIF)
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A 5th Field gun in the
Gazala battle |
G. Silk (AIF)
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2-pounder portée at
Gazala |
G. Silk (AIF)
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5th Field on Combined Operations training in the Gulf of
Suez |
British official
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A 33 Battery portée below the
Aleppo citadel |
NZ Army (H. Paton)
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Gas-mask practice on the
Forqloss manoeuvres,
Syria |
British official
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25-pounder on
Forqloss plain |
British official
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Boys anti-tank rifle on manoeuvres |
British official
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The first shell lands at
Minqar Qaim, 27 June 1942 |
W. A. Whitlock
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A 25-pounder in the
Minqar Qaim action |
NZ Army (H. Paton)
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A makeshift OP at
Minqar Qaim |
NZ Army (H. Paton)
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Disabled vehicles at the foot of
Minqar Qaim—from a painting by Sergeant J. W. Crippen |
J. W. Crippen
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Minqar Qaim
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J. W. Crippen
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A nearby wadi |
J. W. Crippen
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The break-out—from a painting by Captain Peter McIntyre |
NZ Army
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A jeep towing a 6-pounder in the early days in the
Alamein line |
NZ Army (H. Paton)
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The remnants of the
Ariete Divisional Artillery, 3 July 1942 |
British official
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A 5th Field gun firing under a camouflage net, at
Alam Nayil, August 1942 |
J. Christensen
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The 14th Light Ack-Ack engaging the
Luftwaffe at
Alam Nayil |
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The burial of a gun crew of 43 Battery, 16 July 1942 |
British official
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27 Battery goes to ground in a Stuka raid, August 1942 |
J. C. Pattle
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‘Swordfish’ area, September 1942 |
G. H. Levien
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General Montgomery presents a DSO to Steve Weir, 12 October 1942 |
British official
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Lance-Bombardier B. W. Johnston receives the MM |
British official
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36 Survey Battery relaxing on the shore of the Dead Sea |
NZ Army (M. D. Elias)
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A survey camp in the
Transjordan |
NZ Army (M. D. Elias)
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General Freyberg confers with senior officers before the
Alamein offensive |
J. C. White
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A 4.5 at
Alamein |
J. F. Spring
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A gun of A Troop, 5th Field, fires its last round on supercharge before the breakthrough, November 1942 |
J. C. Pattle
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A Troop gun crew, 5th Field, relaxing before the beginning of the pursuit, November 1942 |
J. C. Pattle
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A 7th Anti-Tank lorry bogged down near
Fuka |
L. Clark collection
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Fuka after the deluge, November 1942 |
NZ Army (H. Paton)
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A Bofors approaching
Matruh, November 1942 |
NZ Army (H. Paton)
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Sidi Barrani
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NZ Army (H. Paton)
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B2 of the 6th Field climbs
Sollum Pass |
NZ Army
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A Bofors on the road above
Sollum |
NZ Army
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Winching a 4th Field gun up a slope in the course of the left hook round
El Agheila |
F. T. Allan
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27 Battery at
El Haseiat |
J. C. Pattle
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The parade for Mr Churchill at
Tripoli |
NZ Army (H. Paton)
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6-pounder portées pass the saluting base |
NZ Army (H. Paton)
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Assembling the guns before the parade |
H. R. Joll
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A 6-pounder in action in the
Tebaga Gap |
J. F. Spring
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The 5th Field fires in front of
Medenine |
J. Christensen
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Armour attacking the Roman Wall—from a sketch by C. Hansen |
C. Hansen
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Plotting corrections on an artillery board near
Takrouna |
NZ Army (M. D. Elias)
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Jack Spring observes from a camouflaged quad near
Takrouna |
NZ Army (M. D. Elias)
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Buildings on
Takrouna |
J. C. Pattle
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Senior officers in
Tunisia |
NZ Army (M. D. Elias)
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A ‘Pheasant’ at
Maadi Camp—a 17-pounder mounted on a 25-pounder carriage |
D. Sweetzer
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A class at the Artillery Training Depot (the 32nd Field),
Maadi Camp |
NZ Army (G. R. Bull)
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A 5th Field gun firing on manoeuvres near
Maadi, August 1943 |
J. Christensen
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Austin 6-pounder portées of 34 Battery preparing to leave
Maadi, September 1943 |
NZ Army (G. R. Bull)
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Artillery HQ officers outside the ACV near the
Sangro |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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Artillery HQ in the first engagement in
Italy on the way to the
Sangro |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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D. McKenna oils a 5th Field gun during a lull on the
Sangro front |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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Operating a Bofors predictor near the
Sangro |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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A B Troop, 4th Field, gun firing from a muddy gun pit near the
Sangro |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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A Bofors crew surveys the
Sangro front |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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Steve Weir, Ike Parkinson and
General Freyberg near the
Sangro |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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An American 155 similar to those used on the
Orsogna front—from a painting by Russell Clark |
NZ Army
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An Air OP aircraft on the
Orsogna front |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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Crossing the
Sangro |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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A 5th Field troop command post during an Air OP shoot |
W. Fisk
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Steve Weir addresses his officers in the
Volturno Valley |
British official
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A major repair of a 25-pounder in the
Volturno Valley |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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Looking north and north-east from
Monte Trocchio |
L. W. Wright collection
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Smoke-screening 26 Battalion near the
Cassino railway station |
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Smoke canisters screening Route 6 as it enters
Cassino |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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C Troop, 5th Field, on upper-register shooting behind Trocchio |
W. Fisk
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A 36 Survey Battery post on Trocchio, overlooking Route 6 |
F. H. Williams
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Jack Mitchell conducts the Rt. Hon. Peter Fraser on an inspection after the
Cassino battle |
NZ Army (M. D. Elias)
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K. J. Retter using a director on the
Cassino front |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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Field and medium guns on the
Cassino front |
Indian official
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Montecassino abbey dominates the guns as they shell
Cassino |
United States official
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A 6th Field artillery board near
Sora |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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A flash-spotting post near
Sora |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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R. T. Stewart of the 6th Field hands washing to children near
Sora |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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A ‘stonk’ falls on the hills above
San Michele in the
Florence battle |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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A sound-ranging microphone being sited in the
Florence battle |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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Operating sound-ranging equipment in front of
Florence |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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An M 10 at
San Casciano |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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The Bofors which sank a German motor launch off
Rimini, October 1944 |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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A 5th Field jeep at
Riccione |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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A waterlogged 5th Field gun pit near
Forli |
NZ Army
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Empty 25-pounder cartridge cases at
Faenza |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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A causeway of ammunition boxes at
Faenza |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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A 17-pounder in front of
Faenza covers the
Via Emilia |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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On the final advance: approaching the Idice River |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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A 17-pounder crossing the Po |
NZ Army (G. F. Kaye)
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The 4.2-inch mortar J2 in action |
H. Sharples
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The CRAs: Reggie Miles, Steve Weir, Ike Parkinson, Ray Queree, Bill Thornton |
NZ Army
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